Why Sail? Why Not?

Both Shannon and I have been asked many times over the years why we would intentionally set out to become full-time cruisers.  Why travel by boat?  Why a sailboat?  I’ll defer to Shannon for her answer, but for me, there is something about traveling by boat that holds a deep mystery for me. There were seemingly endless occasions, being out at sea during a Med Cruise and, having not seen land in weeks, becoming so dazzled and enamored by the glistening reflections of sea far off into the horizon. Unceasing.…

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Ahoy, Hello and Welcome!!

Ahoy, Hello and Welcome Ahoy, Hello and Welcome to Sailing Vessel (SV) Banjo. We would like to invite you to follow along on our voyages and adventures sailing and cruising. New Beginnings This first post has been a long time coming. So much has happened, and happened really quickly. We simply haven’t had time to slow down enough to put together posts of our experience. Luckily, things appear to be starting to stabilize (yes, our world flipped upside down in the greatest of ways) and we have been fortunate to…

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